Grand Moff Tarkin
| Grand Moff Tarkin | |
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| Star Wars character | |
Peter Cushing as Grand Moff Tarkin | |
| First appearance | Star Wars (1977) |
| Created by | George Lucas |
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| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Wilhuff Tarkin |
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| Affiliation | |
| Spouse | Thalassa Tarkin (Legends) |
| Children | Ellian Zahra (surrogate daughter) Garoche Tarkin (son, Legends) |
| Relatives | Gideon Tarkin (brother, Legends) |
| Homeworld | Eriadu |
Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise. He was introduced in the original 1977 Star Wars film as one of the two main antagonists, alongside Darth Vader, and the commander of the Death Star, a gigantic spherical space station built by the Galactic Empire, equipped with an immensely powerful superlaser capable of obliterating entire planets. Tarkin is portrayed by Peter Cushing in Star Wars. Tarkin also appears in the films Revenge of the Sith and Rogue One, and in the animated series The Clone Wars, Rebels, and The Bad Batch. He is featured in the 2014 novel Tarkin, which details his backstory and his rise to power within the Empire. In 2006, the entertainment website IGN called Tarkin "one of the most formidable villains" in Star Wars history.